Fired pot user vows: I will change the law
The former Dish Network employee who was fired for using medical marijuana says he has plenty of free time on his hands - and will use it to crusade for changes in the law.
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that the satellite service provider had the right to terminate Brandon Coats for testing positive for marijuana, even though medical pot is legal in the state.
The 35-year-old Coats, who was left 85% paralyzed by a car accident 20 years ago, now says he will turn to lobbying the state legislature to pass a law that will explicitly protect employees who fail drug tests because of medical marijuana use.
"I won't be able to work if things don't change, so I'm going to spend time advocating," Coats told CNNMoney. "If we're going to make laws that make medical marijuana legal, we have to address issues."
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